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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read Industry News Stories of 2014: 30 to 21
30: New Class of Iron-Arsenides may lead to High-Temperature Superconductivity Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory have discovered a previously unknown phase in a class of superconductors called iron arsenides. This sheds light on a debate over the interactions between atoms and electrons that are responsible for their unusual superconductivity. Researchers […]
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Communications Power
50 Most-Read New Product Stories of 2014: 30 to 21
30: Ultra-compact µDC-DC Converters TDK Corporation presents a new series of ultra-compact EPCOS µDC-DC converters. They feature a footprint of only 2.9 mm x 2.3 mm and an insertion height of 1 mm. One 6-MHz power switch is embedded in the miniature PCB. The integrated power module saves up to 35 percent space compared with […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read Industry News Stories of 2014: 40 to 31
40: Organic Flow Batteries for Grid-Scale Energy Storage Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a water-based organic battery that is long lasting and built from cheap, eco-friendly components. The new battery, which uses no metals or toxic materials, is intended for use in power plants, where it can make the energy […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read New Product Stories of 2014: 40 to 31
40: Dynamic Loop Compensation Enables 25% Higher POL Current The new BMR464-50A from Ericsson Power Modules is a third-generation digital point-of-load (POL) regulator that features Dynamic Loop Compensation (DLC) and also extends output current up by 25% to 50A from the 40A offered by the BMR464-40A (and an increase in high power density to 32.61W/cm³ […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read Industry News Stories of 2014: 50 to 41
50: University of Tokyo Team Improves SiC Power Devices The improvement of power device performance significantly contributes to energy saving. The operation with lower energy loss is expected especially by using silicon carbide (SiC) instead of silicon (Si) which is the common material. However, the transistors with SiC are still suffered from large resistance and […]
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Automotive Electronics
50 Most-Read New Product Stories of 2014: 50 to 41
50: Integrated DC Motor Controller IC Melexis NV has launched the MLX80153 half-bridge motor controller IC including extensive application specific firmware libraries. The MLX80153 is a new member in Melexis’ portfolio of dc and BLDC automotive motor controller solutions, which enables dc motor suppliers to introduce on-demand control, required by emissions legislation, with minimum development […]
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758Batteries and Portable PowerHand-Held Power Tools Benefit from Power Electronics
Sophisticated sensors and power electronic controls are bringing new benefits and new features to hand-held power tools.The 18V LXT® Lithium-Ion Brushless Drywall...
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795Motion ControlSensorless BLDC Controller
Allegro MicroSystems, LLC announces a new three-phase, sensorless, brushless dc (BLDC) motor controller for use with external complementary P-channel and N-channel power...
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840Motion ControlArduino Robot combines Education and Play
The Arduino Robot is the first official Arduino on wheels. The robot has two processors, one on each of its two boards....
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Automotive Electronics
Infineon and UMC Pen Manufacturing Agreement for Automotive Power Semis
Infineon Technologies AG and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) announced the extension of their manufacturing partnership into power semiconductors for automotive applications. Prior to this expanded partnership, the foundry had been producing Infineon’s logic chips for more than 15 years. Based on the recently signed agreement, both companies will jointly transfer Infineon’s automotive-qualified Smart Power Technology […]
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565Automotive ElectronicsSuper-Slim Rectifiers Save Space, Weight, and Energy
The extremely low profile and light weight of STMicroelectronics‘ latest automotive-qualified high-voltage ultrafast rectifiers support space-efficient vehicle electronics by helping miniaturize electronic...
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752ComponentsEliminate Motor Tuning with 12-V Motor Driver Family
Texas Instruments, Inc. (TI) has expanded its motor driver portfolio with a new 12-V motor driver family that reduces spin-up time to...
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587ComponentsIntelligent Power Modules target High-performance Switching
ROHM Semiconductor unveiled its new IPM (Intelligent Power Module) family for power-efficient motor driving and inverter applications. Based on ROHMs experience with...
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904ComponentsSBE and Infineon Collaborate on Optimized DC Link for 6 Pack IGBT Module
SBE Inc. is designing a fully size-and-performance compatible DC Link system for the HP Drive IGBT module in collaboration with Infineon Technologies...
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681Batteries and Portable PowerUltra-Low-Power FRAM Targets Energy Harvesting Applications
Fujitsu Semiconductor America (FSA) today announced the release of MB85RDP16LX, an ultra-low-power FRAM device with an integrated binary counter function. The new...
